Established in 2015, Stockport based RK Plant Engineers is a family business run by father and son team, Ryan and Kenny Andres, who together have over 30 years’ experience in the rail and construction sectors. The company specialises in installing machine control and safety products including Rated Capacity Indicators, Height …
Read More »Encarna invests in Hyundai Material Handling and expands its forklift training courses
Encarna Formation specialises in operator training for a wide range of construction machinery, which includes, forklift operators and truck mounted aerial platform drivers. The company, which began trading in 2012, has recently relocated from Albertville in the French department of Savoie to the Tétrapôle, commercial centre at Tournon, also in …
Read More »THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY = GOOD BUSINESS
How do we go from society’s current ‘take-make-waste’ linear approach to a circular economy that reuses resources and leaves no waste – but still fosters prosperity? Volvo CE’s Nele Van Campfort describes the construction equipment industry of the future… For almost 200 years the company I work for – Volvo …
Read More »Introducing Trime’s X-MIST ST 300 personal sanitising tunnel
With the current requirement to extensively sanitise exposed skin and clothes, Trime, a leading manufacturer of environmentally centred equipment, have designed and developed a unique automatic sanitising access control tunnel. Their X-Mist ST300 is an easily transportable walk-through sanitising tunnel which automatically sprays a fine mist of water-based hypoallergenic nebulised …
Read More »Construction equipment sales fell by 22% in Q1 2020
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market fell by 21.8% in the first quarter of the year compared with the same quarter in 2019. The pattern of monthly sales during Q1 shows that the impact of the Covid-19 crisis in March caused a sharp fall. Equipment …
Read More »Carron Valley Plant chooses Hyundai High-Walkers for tough forestry tasks…
Carron Valley Plant Ltd is a forestry ground preparation business based in Dumfries in Scotland. Established some 30-years ago, the three-man firm, headed up by founder William Brown, is contracted to Forestry and Land Scotland, who is the Scottish Government agency responsible for managing the region’s national forests and land. …
Read More »How is Nature Influencing the Way We Design
Human’s design feats are undeniably incredible but we can still learn a lot by looking to nature. Volvo Construction Equipment take a look at some ingenious designs inspired by nature. 1. SHINKANSEN TRAIN BY JAPAN RAILWAYS GROUP 30 years ago, the Japanese bullet train had a problem. When the high …
Read More »CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 Chair Named: PHIL KELLIHER OF CATERPILLAR
Global Construction Industries Show Set for March 14-18, 2023 in Las Vegas, USA MILWAUKEE, Wis. (April 16, 2020) – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has announced Phil Kelliher, a vice president of Caterpillar Inc., will chair the next CONEXPO-CON/AGG, set for March 14 – 18, 2023, at the Las …
Read More »Safety a top priority for SDLG as factory reopens following Coronavirus pandemic
SDLG is implementing strict safety measures at its factory and offering tips for operators returning to job sites. The location in Linyi, China, employs almost 3,000 people and builds a range of construction equipment that is sold worldwide. Top SDLG executives visited its factory in Linyi, China, to monitor measures …
Read More »Nordbau 2020: “Loft convertion and extension”and “Recycling in building construction and civil engineering”
With the special exhibitions “Loft convertion and extension “and” Recycling in building construction and civil engineering”, the 65th edition of NordBau shall focus on two topics, which are the focal points of many visitors: much needed and affordable living space in metropolitan areas and responsible handling of the increasingly scarce …
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